Discipline-Level Questions One way to describe the Declarative Knowledge in a discipline is to list the “big ideas” that should be focused on in the K-12 curricula in that discipline. Our K-12 Science Discipline Questions show what is important to learn throughout the entire K-12 science program: K-12 DISCIPLINE-LEVEL SCIENCE QUESTIONS 10/30/08
How do living and non-living systems function?
How do living and non-living systems change?
How are the functions of living and nonliving things related to their structures?
How do the inter-relationships between energy and forces explain physical and chemical changes in living and non-living systems? (includes transfer and transformation of energy)
How do we identify, analyze and evaluate patterns?
How can science help us learn to live in a more sustainable way?
What are the relationships among science, technology and society?
How do scientists discover, verify, apply, and communicate what they learn?
How do people objectively evaluate and use scientific information in everyday life?
10. What are your emotional responses to what you are learning? The reason we write these “Big Ideas” in the format of questions is that questions invite the continuous development of understanding and meaning. These questions do not have “an answer,” We work on understanding these questions for our whole lives. Therefore, these Discipline-Level Questions must be carefully selected and constructed so that they are “worth” paying attention to!
One way to describe the Declarative Knowledge in a discipline is to list the “big ideas” that should be focused on in the K-12 curricula in that discipline. Our K-12 Science Discipline Questions show what is important to learn throughout the entire K-12 science program:
K-12 DISCIPLINE-LEVEL
SCIENCE QUESTIONS
10/30/08
- How do living and non-living systems function?
- How do living and non-living systems change?
- How are the functions of living and nonliving things related to their structures?
- How do the inter-relationships between energy and forces explain physical and chemical changes in living and non-living systems? (includes transfer and transformation of energy)
- How do we identify, analyze and evaluate patterns?
- How can science help us learn to live in a more sustainable way?
- What are the relationships among science, technology and society?
- How do scientists discover, verify, apply, and communicate what they learn?
- How do people objectively evaluate and use scientific information in everyday life?
10. What are your emotional responses to what you are learning?The reason we write these “Big Ideas” in the format of questions is that questions invite the continuous development of understanding and meaning. These questions do not have “an answer,” We work on understanding these questions for our whole lives. Therefore, these Discipline-Level Questions must be carefully selected and constructed so that they are “worth” paying attention to!